"pommi" <none@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:1112667_ede6e38c39ca146c468253f4067ba59a@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "ello folks" please tell me I havent buggered my transmission !!. I
> have a Nissan terrano R50 TD 2.7, I was driving home from work when
> it felt as though it was droping out of gear then picking up again.
> When I got home after driving about 12km I checked the trans fluid
> level which was low. I then checked for leaks and saw fluid spraying
> out of a cracked pipe from the trans oil cooler.
>
> I have not started the engine since. Can I top up fluid then drive to
> my machanic who is about 6km up the road. Excuse my ignorance but i am
> new to automatics.
In the long run, it may well be cheaper to have it towed -- I would not
risk
it. Also, you'd be leaking a quantity of a fairly nasty fluid into nature,
and
that's something to avoid, if possible.
--
Andrew Chaplin
SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO
(If you're going to e-mail me, you'll have to get "yourfinger." out.)


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